Family Animation
Here you may enter the magical world of Animated Family Film. From the adventures of Tintin and Felix the Cat, to the escapades of Asterix and the bumbling Mr Magoo - it's all good clean fun. Don't forget to check out 'Classic Animation' too and for Disney click on the relevant menu link.
Pictured: The ground-breaking Muppet Show from puppet master, Jim Henson.
The Muppets' Wizard of Oz (2005)
5.3/10
Director: Kirk R Thatcher
Starring: Ashanti , Jeffrey Tambor, Queen Latifah, David Alan Grier, Quentin Tarantino, M...
The muppets take on the Yellow Brick Road with Ashanti as Dorothy, Queen Latifah as Aunt Em and David Alan Grier as Uncle Henry. When Dorothy lands i... Read more
The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1996)
8.8/10
One of the best-loved animation series' of the last 30 years, 'Mysterious Cities of Gold' was a French/Japanese collaboration, was dubbed into English... Read more
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
8/10
Director: Henry Selick
Starring: Danny Elfman, Paul Reubens, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara
A wonderfully bizarre and visually stunning Yuletide treat from Tim Burton, who uses stop-motion animation to tell the story of Jack Skellington, the... Read more
The Original Pink Panther Cartoon Collection (1964)
Director: Various
Starring: Mel Blanc
Thanks to a last minute hunch of Blake Edward's and the DePatie-Freleng animation team, the suave, sophisticated and literal feline, the 'Pink Panther... Read more
The Penguins of Madagascar - Operation: DVD Premiere (2010)
6.3/10
Roll out the red carpet for Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private as they waddle to the world premiere of their first, feature-length DVD - with never-b... Read more
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Peter Lord
Starring: Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, David Tennant, Martin Freeman
Fun-filled computer-animated adventure from Aardman ('Wallace and Gromit", "Chicken Run") focuses on the Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant), an ine... Read more
The Pirates! In An Adventure With Scientists! (Blu-ray) (2012)
6.7/10
Director: Peter Lord
Starring: Hugh Grant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, David Tennant, Martin Freeman
Fun-filled computer-animated adventure from Aardman ('Wallace and Gromit", "Chicken Run") focuses on the Pirate Captain (voiced by Hugh Grant), an ine... Read more
The Point (1971)
8/10
Director: Fred Wolf
Starring: Ringo Starr
Delightful animated fable about a land where all things and people have points, except for young Oblio. Because of his "pointlessness," he and his dog... Read more
The Polar Express (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Voices Of, Michael Jeter, Tom Hanks
Despite his family's insistence that Santa is a myth, Billy longs to believe in him - and when a mysterious train stops at his house on Christmas Eve... Read more
The Polar Express ( Blu-ray ) (2004)
6.6/10
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Tom Hanks
Despite his family's insistence that Santa is a myth, Billy longs to believe in him - and when a mysterious train stops at his house on Christmas Eve,... Read more